Stadium Updates

[rdavies]

TD Place Pomerleau from Beacon Media Group Plus September 12/2014
An overview of Ottawa's new stadium, the TD Place produced for Pomerleau Inc.

[D-Gap-Willie]

Does anyone know when THF will be fully open ? I see the attendance for Sask at the Donut Box on Sunday was still at 18,135 which I expected. Will it be before the playoffs ? I am thinking perhaps for the Lions game on Oct 4.

[rdavies]

Stadium set up the same for Sunday and the Ticats new return man
Drew Edwards The Scratching Post 09/12/2014

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' second game in their new home will look an awful lot like their first.

The Ticats are set to host the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday afternoon at Tim Hortons Field and builder Ontario Sports Solutions (ONSS) has applied for another temporary occupancy permit to turn the partially completed facility into a usable sports stadium for the day. But the upper deck on the west side as well as the club seats and corporate suites will still be unavailable.

Team president Glenn Gibson says he's hopeful the so-called "premium seating" will be ready for the game on Sept. 20 but that the upper deck isn't expected to open until October. ONSS has previous stated they are aiming for substantial completion of the $145-million facility by Oct. 4, when the Ticats host the B.C. Lions.

"When we get through this game, we'll have a clearer picture as to when things will open," Gibson said. "The contractor is optimistic but we're tempering our expectations."

Representatives for ONSS referred questions regarding the stadium to Infrastructure Ontario, the provincial agency responsible for the project. An email to IO seeking comment was not immediately returned.

Councillor Lloyd Ferguson, chair of the city's planning and building committee, says he's "angry" over the lack of progress.

"This is so disappointing. It feels like there is no sense of urgency with the contractor,"said Ferguson, who also has doubts about the early October completion date. "We feel so helpless because we have no influence on them."

The Ticats won the inaugural game at the new stadium, 13-12 over the Toronto Argonauts on Labour Day. But while that game was sold out, there are still tickets available for Sunday's contest — despite the fact the stadium will be 6,000 seats below its eventual capacity.

"In the original model, we were always going to hold back tickets for game day, available to the casual fan," Gibson said. "Strategically, it helps for our long-term goals to build our fan base."

With the stadium still under construction and the team languishing with a 2-7 record, Gibson acknowledges there have been challenges to overcome this season. But he says that feedback from fans after the Labour Day game was universally positive.

"We're not concerned. Given everything that we're dealing with, we're happy with where we're at," Gibson said. "No one has lost confidence in our team. We've lost some close games but there's a lot of season left."

[Argocister]

Mmmmm.... Who are the main investors with the contracting company ..... rogers anyone?

[shayman]

Went to the game Sunday. Even though the stadium is only half-complete, it's still very impressive. And it's frustrating. The Pan-Am Games, and all that money, is awarded to Toronto - and HAMILTON gets the new stadium?

It's hard to go there and not be hugely jealous.

[Mulder]

Went to the game Sunday. Even though the stadium is only half-complete, it's still very impressive. And it's frustrating. The Pan-Am Games, and all that money, is awarded to Toronto - and HAMILTON gets the new stadium?

It's hard to go there and not be hugely jealous.

They billed it as the Horseshoe games from the start if I remember correctly. Events as far as Oshawa, Minden, and Welland.

Probably contingent on funding that they spread it around a bunch of regions.

Mmmmm.... Who are the main investors with the contracting company ..... rogers anyone?

Shit happens on construction projects all the time. It seems there has been some engineering oversight as well. Which is a shame

[shayman]

Mmmmm.... Who are the main investors with the contracting company ..... rogers anyone?

Well since you asked, it's Kenaidan Construction, 51% owned by a Japanese company
http://www.kenaidan.com/index.php?op...157&Itemid=296

and Bouygues Building Canada, part of a diversified French firm
http://www.bouyguesbuildingcanada.co...soccer-stadium

[Argocister]

Well since you asked, it's Kenaidan Construction, 51% owned by a Japanese company
http://www.kenaidan.com/index.php?op...157&Itemid=296

and Bouygues Building Canada, part of a diversified French firm
http://www.bouyguesbuildingcanada.co...soccer-stadium

Thank you for the info .... I was really just talking tongue in cheek but the read was good. I had also heard that much of the delay came from some committees (pan am and otherwise) changing what they needed on a regular basis.

[rdavies]

Stadium on time, on budget (Video)
Natascia Lypny Leader-Post September 18, 2014

REGINA — The new Mosaic Stadium is plowing ahead on time and on budget despite heavy summer rainfall that muddied the site.

“There’s no question the excitement in our city is real when you see the cranes in the air, you see the bowl being dug, the cement going in, and the structure going up,” said Mayor Michael Fougere.

“I’m very confident that the public is behind this,” he added.

The stadium’s fast-track simultaneous design and build process has kept the project moving at a steady pace, with U.S. design team HKS Architects providing detailed plans in segments as the construction team in Regina tackles the heavy lifting.

Aside from excessive rain, which forced the team to bring in pumps and special equipment that can handle mud, the project hasn’t met any challenges so far, said PCL district manager Sean Hamelin.

“It’s been boring, which is great for us.”

Construction will continue through the winter.

“We’re hoping for a mild winter as I think we all are, but we’ll forge through whatever the winter brings,” said Hamelin.

The stadium will be substantially complete by August 2016.

Once the current stadium is torn down, the city will begin on its residential and commercial redevelopment plans for Taylor Field.

Quick Facts:

- On any given day four excavators are on site. They’ve removed 160,000 cubic metres of material so far, or 55 per cent of what’s going to be removed in total. About 75 per cent of the excavation will be complete by the end of 2014.

- Four rigs on site have completed 70 per cent of the piling work. That task is expected to be complete in October.

- Eighty per cent of the main floor foundation work on the east side of the stadium site is finished, said Hamelin. Soon, crews will install columns and suspended slabs. It won’t be long before people walking on Elphinstone Street will be able to see a structure rising above the construction fence.

- The construction site hole, for the stadium’s sunken bowl, is currently six metres deep. The west side will eventually be 10 metres deep to accommodate two additional levels: A floor for events and a mezzanine with locker rooms, kitchens and storage.

- Between 90 and 100 tradespeople are working on the site daily. That will jump to 180 by November. About 80 per cent of workers are local.

- The two cranes towering over the site are 65.5 metres and 61 metres, respectively. Two more cranes will be erected in October.

[rdavies]

TFC's stadium set to undergo massive renovations
Toronto Sun obtains new renderings of BMO Field
Kurtis Larson, Toronto Sun September 22, 2014







TORONTO - A former MLSE staffer once described current-day BMO Field as an “IKEA” stadium.

“Pull the pin and it will crumble to the ground,” he told me.

That’s not a shot at MLSE — or the city. It’s the truth.

Current-day BMO Field has served its purpose.

It’s a testament to MLS that it took just eight seasons for TFC to grow out of its current digs. But it has.

And, on Tuesday, all parties will be on site to unveil BMO Field 2.0: A massive renovation that will turn the stadium into something more than a “ready-to-assemble” venue.

“Go look at what our stadium was when it opened to what it is today,” Leiweke told the Toronto Sun last week.

“We’ve fallen so far behind it’s shocking.”

Soccer-specific stadiums in Kansas City and New York are considered world-class.

BMO Field has fallen to the bottom of the pack.

The three photos the Sun obtained ahead of Tuesday’s unveiling reveal a stark upgrade, one with a luxury club level and the addition of a few thousand new seats under roofing. Capacity is expected to grow to around 30,000.

Toronto FC general manager Tim Bezbatchenko and MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum are expected to speak on Tuesday.

Councillors Norm Kelly and Mark Grimes will be in attendance, too.

Although Toronto FC is expected to remain the primary tenant, MLSE’s top brass has left open the possibility of the CFL moving into BMO Field one day.

“That’s a commitment that is a legal obligation to the city and the province,” Leiweke told the Sun. “We will honour that commitment.”

Construction is under way and is expected to be completed in two phases over two years.

[RICKEARS]

http://bmofield.com/expansion/


Additional 8,400 seats with additional washrooms and concession stands
12 new executive suites, 2 party suites and a loge box
New full service kitchen for restaurants, suites and clubs
Two new private clubs:
West Grandstand, Event Level – 230 patrons
East Grandstand, Event Level – 420 patrons
Expansion of Rogers Club – current capacity of 500 is increased to 750 with upgraded look and feel, improved food and beverage and washroom facilities
New larger full HD videoboard replacing existing north videoboard
New concourse (2nd level) around south end of stadium allowing for one continuous concourse (at the upper concourse level)
Budget of $65M
Completion May 1, 2015

[rdavies]

Phase II

- Addition of full size canopy covering all seats with exception of North Grandstand
- New sound and lighting system
- Budget of $40M
- Completion May 1, 2016

[rdavies]

Perhaps the opening salvo in the hopes of a new stadium for Calgary.

Ken King in studio with Boomer & Rhett
Sportsnet Staff September 23, 2014,
The President and CEO of the Calgary Flames joins the morning show in studio for a full hour; King talks players, offseason changes in and around the team, the continuing climb towards a new arena and much more.

"It (Calgary ownership group) will soon include an extraordinarily ambitious building project that extends far beyond an arena. The first drawings I have in my office are from 2007...Edmonton is in the ground (new arena), this is not a "me too" thing.

When we come forward and it will be soon, I believe the following will happen: the financial structure for it,...lots of equity from the ownership group, lots of creative approaches, the location is..., wouldn't it be cool if there was a serious fieldhouse... the best before date for McMahon Stadium might be closing in, and clearly the Scotiabank Saddledome needs to be replaced so if you could imagine what could take place.

We're seeing some local groups, talking to them about the project, we want to garner general support, we want to have the answers to all the questions people will ask before they ask them and that's really the work we're doing now.

I think there are some cities that have multiple facilities together, I'm not sure if any of them will be as dramatic as this in terms of the collective efficiency of what we're trying to do, if we can do it.

Architects have been working on this for a long time but if we can pull it off I think it will be one of the most transformational projects in this city for the next 50 years."

[rdavies]

New Regina stadium update - October 29/2014

[rdavies]

A little out of date, but interesting info on one of the THF patios.

Patio Platform at Tim Hortons Field
Centaur Products Sep 04, 2014

With some construction still set to be completed in the following weeks, the brand new Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton was unveiled to the public on Monday, September 1, 2014, for the annual Labour Day Classic which saw the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat the Toronto Argonauts 13-12.

Centaur was very proud to play a role in the project constructing a two-tiered patio platform which will become known as the Coors Light Patio and eventually home to what the Tiger-Cats are calling “Canada’s Largest Patio Party”.

This 10,000 sq. ft. patio platform, designed by manufacturer Southern Bleacher, features two raised levels of standing and seating areas including wheelchair accessible seating. The seating platform can hold 1,200 to 1,500 spectators and will provide a very unique experience for Tiger-Cat fans.

Some images of the platform are posted below:













The new Tim Hortons stadium also features a large Daktronics Video Display system and when the project is fully complete will provide the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the City of Hamilton one of the premier stadiums in all of Canada. Centaur is very proud to be part of the project.

[rdavies]

This had me totally confused until I found out what happened (bottom photo). I thought it was another stadium or they changed the seats at THF.





It was Fan Appreciation Day at THF and they arranged T-shirts over the seats to show how the place would look with a different coloured seating theme.

[T-Bone]

It was Fan Appreciation Day at THF and they arranged T-shirts over the seats to show how the place would look with a different coloured seating theme.

It was a neat tribute to Ivor Wynne Stadium:

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Here are what the t-shirts looked like. Nice to see a team doing something for its fans on Fan Appreciation Day.

[AngeloV]

Wow. I've said it before, but I wish we had a Bob Young owning the Argos.

[Fumblitis]

One idea I had was that maybe some former NFL player with a passion for football and a lot of money would be interested based on a passion for the game. Dare to dream....dare to dream.

[argofandave]

It was a neat tribute to Ivor Wynne Stadium:

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Here are what the t-shirts looked like. Nice to see a team doing something for its fans on Fan Appreciation Day.

I was there and I got the white "Holy Mackinaw" shirt. Unfortunately, with the rain starting before the game, most of the shirts were wet before people got to their seats.